Which to use
“into” is a preposition and “intus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,107
- “into” frequency rank
- #35,254
- “intus” frequency rank
- 47361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | into | intus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in etwasᴬᵏᵏ hinein | etwas vor kurzem getrunken oder gegessen haben |
Letter map: into vs intus
Shared letters muted; letters that set into and intus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - into and intus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: into is apreposition and intusanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
into is recorded at frequency rank #12,107, classified as aprep, pronounced […]. intus is at rank #35,254, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈɪntʊs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47361, this pair ranks #1,286,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of into vs intus
Shared letters: int. Private to "into": o. Private to "intus": su.
"into" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "intus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "into" for "intus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "into" or "intus" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "into" vs "intus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "into" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,286,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "into" and "intus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intus vs ius". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,286,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.